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Motivation and Self-Improvement

In this "not-podcast" I share my 5 best tips for overcoming fear so you can finally do that big thing you've talked about forever but haven't done yet. So many of us will talk FOREVER about some big goal or dream we want to do but we we're too scared to take action on it. No more of that -- after listening to this podcast you will know how to stop talkin' 'bout it...so you can be about it!

Say hi and leave me a comment at thinkandgrowchick.com/be-about-it

001: How to Stop Talkin' 'Bout It So You Can Be About It!

Today I'm talking about a topic that is so important to our ability to achieve our goals...self-discipline! As we ramp up for 2015 and think about all the things we want to accomplish, we can't forget our need to stay self-disciplined. In this podcast, I share my story and how I overcame YEARS of lacking self-discipline. Tune in then leave me a comment at thinkandgrowchick.com/self-discipline

004: The #1 Key to Becoming a Self-Disciplined Person

The best leaders know that success is about more than winning - it's about improving and developing. Self-Improvement 101 shares best-selling author John C. Maxwell's tips, tactics, and inspiration that compel leaders to reach ever higher levels.

Drawing from the wisdom in his books Your Road Map for Success, Talent Is Never Enough, Developing the Leaders Around You, Failing Forward, The 360 Degree Leader, Winning with People, and Leadership Gold, John C. Maxwell provides in Self-Improvement 101 the essentials all leaders need to keep striving for excellence no matter where they are or what they are doing. After all, great leaders who are growth oriented rather than goal oriented never "arrive"; they just keep building upon what they are learning.

©2009 John C. Maxwell (P)2015 Thomas Nelson Publishers

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SELF-IMPROVEMENT 101 by John C. Maxwell

Mr. Brad Jordan is back and is..., well all over the place. Listen as Face's mind plays tricks on us, and how he feels his latest album 'Deeply Rooted' is his greatest work ever. We also get a visit by Bril Ndiaye, DJ Mars and Tai Saint-Louis who talk about their "The Art Behind The Tape" book. 'Deeply Rooted' hits stores September 4th.

The Return of Scarface Episode

Fader President and Publisher Andy Cohn and EIC Naomi Zeicnher talks their monumental 100th issue featuring the Drake and Rihanna double cover, the SXSW Fader Fort, Cornerstone and their continued dominance in the publishing world. Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder talk their 'Indie 500' project, the stigma with "conscious rap", the recent Complex "rift" and why we should continue to appreciate all forms of rap music.

The Fader 100 and Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder Episode

Dustin swept.
Assante has a teachable moment.
Fran wants you to declutter your soul.
Welcome to The Friend Zone.


The Shut Down Mixtape

The Queen of All Media gave the Combat Jack Show a rare interview covering her rise and reign in radio, her success in television, her challenges with substance abuse, rape, the dangers of being the most feared shock jock on the dial, marriage and more. This is the full Wendy Williams experience. Internets, how you doin?

The Wendy Williams Episode

It's the holidays, so it's only right that The Friend Zone and The Read get together. Here's Part I of their mash up. 

Listen to Part II here: https://soundcloud.com/theread/the-friend-zone-and-the-read-mash-up-part-2

Starring Fran, Assante, Dustin, Crissle and Kid Fury. 

The Friend Zone & The Read Mash Up Part 1

Your Strategy Needs A Strategy by Martin Reeves and Knut Haanaes on Audible:
  
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Summary:


You think you have a winning strategy. But do you? Executives are bombarded with best-selling ideas and best practices for achieving competitive advantage, but many of these ideas and practices contradict each other. Should you aim to be big or fast? Should you create a blue ocean, be adaptive, play to win - or forget about a sustainable competitive advantage altogether?

In a business environment that is changing faster and becoming more uncertain and complex almost by the day, it's never been more important - or more difficult - to choose the right approach to strategy. In this book, The Boston Consulting Group's Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs, and Janmejaya Sinha offer a proven method to determine the strategy approach that is best for your company. They start by helping you assess your business environment: how unpredictable it is, how much power you have to change it, and how harsh it is - a critical component of getting strategy right. They show how existing strategy approaches sort into five categories - Be Big, Be Fast, Be First, Be the Orchestrator, or simply Be Viable - depending on the extent of predictability, malleability, and harshness. In-depth explanations of each of these approaches will provide critical insight to help you match your approach to strategy to your environment, determine when and how to execute each one, and avoid a potentially fatal mismatch. Addressing your most pressing strategic challenges, you'll be able to answer questions such as:

    What replaces planning when the annual cycle is obsolete?
    When can we - and when should we - shape the game to our advantage?
    How do we simultaneously implement different strategic approaches for different business units?
    How do we manage the inherent contradictions in formulating and executing different strategies across multiple businesses and geographies? 

Until now, no book has brought it all together and offered a practical tool for understanding which strategic approach to apply. Get started today. 


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Your Strategy Needs A Strategy by  Martin Reeves and Knut Haanaes, Narrated by Jeffrey Schmidt

To learn more about the Make It Happen Mentorship mentioned in this episode, visit: http://thinkandgrowchick.com/lifecoaching

020: Stop Being So Safe: You Can't Be Average and Amazing at the Same Time

Life and business coach to those chasing their calling.

020: Stop Being So Safe: You Can't Be Average and Amazing at the Same Time

CourtneyLSanders